Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (Silvestri, 1904)
(a three-pronged bristle tail)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTrigoniophthalmus alternatus (a three-pronged bristle tail)
FamilyMACHILIDAE (bristle-tails)
OrderARCHAEOGNATHA (bristletails)
SubclassAPTERYGOTA (bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects))
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Proctor, C. Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (Silvestri, 1904) in Devon caves .

Trigoniophthalmus alternatus (a three-pronged bristle tail) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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